Where should we move to?
Feb 21st 2019, 9:58 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Thairetired2016
May be the husband being German should make the choice. He knows Germany and her ppl in the different areas, and he can judge best where they would feel comfortable. Bonn was nice while it was capital of Germany. I lived and worked there for a while. I would not want to return.
Best Op can do is to go and tour the country to see what appeals and give it a try.
Best Op can do is to go and tour the country to see what appeals and give it a try.
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Feb 21st 2019, 10:28 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by CCP1994
Hello, me and my family will be moving to Germany early next year. My husband will be working from home with the occasional trip to visit clients, and therefore we have freedom to choose where we want to move to. Can anyone give some suggestions on family friendly places? I have a few criteria:
- Within 1h to 1h30 of the nearest airport as we travel frequently.
- Would prefer a smaller town to a big city, but would still like to have amenities within walking distance (bakery, supermarket, drogueriemarkt,...)
- Kid-friendly with activities for kids, places to explore, baby club, baby gym , etc
- Nursery and Schools nearby
- Surrounded by nature (walks through forest / mountains nearby / parks / lakes...)
- Bike friendly
- Safe
Any ideas? Thank you very much!!
- Within 1h to 1h30 of the nearest airport as we travel frequently.
- Would prefer a smaller town to a big city, but would still like to have amenities within walking distance (bakery, supermarket, drogueriemarkt,...)
- Kid-friendly with activities for kids, places to explore, baby club, baby gym , etc
- Nursery and Schools nearby
- Surrounded by nature (walks through forest / mountains nearby / parks / lakes...)
- Bike friendly
- Safe
Any ideas? Thank you very much!!
Feb 21st 2019, 12:04 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Moses2013
As others have said, it really depends and if you want lakes you don't really have too much choice in Germany. A lot of areas are only Badeseen or Baggerseen Then it's only really Munich area, Brandenburg area and personal favourite (if you can afford it) would be Bodensee if you want proper lakes. Otherwise maybe Austria would be better than Germany in your case.
Feb 21st 2019, 2:21 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Moses2013
Bonn is going downhill. As you say, once the capital and nice place to live but now a lot of ghettos and problem areas. Bad Godesberg is one of the better areas but even here problems because of locals and visitors not communicating and different mentalties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kYcK6yiqKU
Feb 21st 2019, 2:36 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Bad Godesberg is not one of the better areas. Hasn't been one for decades. It is one of the well-know problem areas (although not all parts of Bad Godesberg but that's another discussion). That said Bonn reported in 2018 the number of crimes to be on a record low. Bonn isn't going downhill. It has a lot to offer and it is safe.
Low against what? 8 muggigns compared to 10 last year?
Feb 21st 2019, 2:46 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Bad Godesberg is not one of the better areas. Hasn't been one for decades. It is one of the well-know problem areas (although not all parts of Bad Godesberg but that's another discussion). That said Bonn reported in 2018 the number of crimes to be on a record low. Bonn isn't going downhill. It has a lot to offer and it is safe.
Feb 21st 2019, 3:20 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Thairetired2016
What is a record low ? This statement means nothing. Low for Bonn may be but compared
Low against what? 8 muggigns compared to 10 last year?
Low against what? 8 muggigns compared to 10 last year?
Feb 21st 2019, 3:24 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Bad Godesberg is not one of the better areas. Hasn't been one for decades. It is one of the well-know problem areas (although not all parts of Bad Godesberg but that's another discussion). That said Bonn reported in 2018 the number of crimes to be on a record low. Bonn isn't going downhill. It has a lot to offer and it is safe.
Feb 22nd 2019, 2:41 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by BritInParis
Define ‘problem’. We were very happy living in Plittersdorf.
Feb 22nd 2019, 3:01 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Look I don't want to make the argument that Bonn is going downhill and becoming dangerous my own. I work in Bonn now and have never had a problem. In my view it is a beautiful and thoroughly decent city with a high quality of life. I have friends with two young kids who happily live in Bad Godesberg. The problem- if I may call it so - with parts of Bad Godesberg is that it suffered the biggest blow when the government left and there was nothing to replace it. Naturally that led to certain tensions which you don't find in other parts of Bonn. But in comparison to other cities those problems are trivial.
Feb 23rd 2019, 3:48 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Well then you define what you mean with going downhill? 2 more Kebab shops instead of one?
This is downhill amongst other changes. May be you enjoy kebab shop and shisha bar Atmosphere
I do know a different Bonn and Bad Godesberg. I used to live in Plittersdorf and later in B. Godesberg.
Feb 23rd 2019, 9:17 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Thairetired2016
"BONN/RHINE-SIEG COUNTY. Current crime statistics show that the number of crimes in Bonn and the region has fallen. Burglaries went down but the number of sex offenses increased. More and more police are also victims of violence. 08.03.2018" from Generalanzeiger
This is downhill amongst other changes. May be you enjoy kebab shop and shisha bar Atmosphere
I do know a different Bonn and Bad Godesberg. I used to live in Plittersdorf and later in B. Godesberg.
This is downhill amongst other changes. May be you enjoy kebab shop and shisha bar Atmosphere
I do know a different Bonn and Bad Godesberg. I used to live in Plittersdorf and later in B. Godesberg.
Feb 23rd 2019, 4:06 pm
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Thairetired2016
"BONN/RHINE-SIEG COUNTY. Current crime statistics show that the number of crimes in Bonn and the region has fallen. Burglaries went down but the number of sex offenses increased. More and more police are also victims of violence. 08.03.2018" from Generalanzeiger
This is downhill amongst other changes. May be you enjoy kebab shop and shisha bar Atmosphere
I do know a different Bonn and Bad Godesberg. I used to live in Plittersdorf and later in B. Godesberg.
This is downhill amongst other changes. May be you enjoy kebab shop and shisha bar Atmosphere
I do know a different Bonn and Bad Godesberg. I used to live in Plittersdorf and later in B. Godesberg.
Feb 24th 2019, 7:33 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Moses2013
No doubt there are worse places and in general you have a lot around you but I still think other areas offer far more if you aren't relying on one location for employment. For example Austria seems to have so much to offer and if you live in Klagenfurt, it's only 2 hours drive to adriatic see.
Bonn is 3 hours from the North Sea and Amsterdam and 4 hours from Paris in case you hadn't noticed.
Feb 25th 2019, 6:47 am
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Re: Where should we move to?
Originally Posted by Assanah
Are you trying to distract from the BS you wrote before? Ljubljana is a very nice city and has a lot to offer, so is Vienna ( although quiet a few women got murdered there recently). I also like Zagreb and Budapest. Poland has nice cities to offer. I advise to have a look at Breslau and Krakow. Very beautiful is Krumnau in the Czech Republic. France has fantastic cities. Oh and so has Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Stockholm is fantastic too. There are many awesome cities in Europe where you could choose to live and that offer plenty.
Bonn is 3 hours from the North Sea and Amsterdam and 4 hours from Paris in case you hadn't noticed.
Bonn is 3 hours from the North Sea and Amsterdam and 4 hours from Paris in case you hadn't noticed.
You are now a real German and again shame on me for speaking like a peasant.
